JAPAN LIFE GUIDE
A multilingual action guide for moments when Japan feels hard to navigate.
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Find a Hospital and Show Symptoms
Summarize symptoms and find a clinic, hospital, or hotline.
Emergency Numbers and Insurance
How to use 110, 119, travel insurance, and the JNTO Hotline.
Reserve a Shinkansen
Book Shinkansen tickets while checking official sites, counters, and pickup rules.
Use IC Cards such as Suica
Basics of charging, gates, low balance, and refunds.
Renew a Residence Card
Check deadlines, documents, and Immigration Services Agency guidance.
Trash Sorting and Collection
Check municipal sorting rules, collection days, and required bags.
Categories
Transport
Shinkansen, local trains, IC cards, and station actions.
Trash and Manners
Trash bins, smoking areas, and behavior at popular places.
Emergency
Hospital, police, ambulance, insurance, and urgent actions.
Money and Payments
Cash, ATMs, Suica, and tax-free basics.
Food
Ticket machines, tipping, allergy, and halal-friendly checks.
City Office Procedures
Residence records, My Number, residence card, and health insurance.
Banking and Money
Bank accounts, tax filing, pension, and money procedures.
Daily Infrastructure
Housing, trash sorting, moving, and daily living basics.
This site is not an official authority. For administrative, medical, tax, and visa matters, always confirm the latest information with official links and your local municipality.